March 2014 cookbook roundup
Every month Susie Chang reviews new cookbook releases and notes trends in the United States. And she may also occasionally throw in a review of a "not-quite cookbook." And for our non-U.S. members, Jane and Fiona…
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Gear Books
Whether your own microclimate has bought into it or not, spring is here, which means that in theory publishers will be taking their annual 8-week hiatus from publishing slow-cooker cookbooks so they can concentrate on…
What's the Number One thing you look for in a cookbook?
Those of us who collect cookbooks are seekers. We must be, because not one of us could argue that we need another cookbook -so we must be looking for something when we acquire another. When I think about the cookbooks…
New edition of a classic cookbook
Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone first came out in 1998, quickly attaining canonical status among both the meat-free and the pro-vegetable. 10 years later, there was an anniversary edition, and now,…
"Recipes and Stories"
In early 2011, I was scratching my head trying to think of an appropriate subtitle for my book, A Spoonful of Promises. I know! I thought. I'll use "Stories and Recipes"! That sounds like something I'd want to read. I…
February 2014 Cookbook Roundup
Every month Susie Chang reviews new cookbook releases and notes trends in the United States. And she may also occasionally throw in a review of a "not-quite cookbook." And for our non-U.S. members, Jane and Fiona…
E-cookbooks: Love 'em or hate 'em?
I hear that every year, more e-cookbooks are published and sold. Yet few people I know seem to use them (even though everyone seems to use online recipes at some point or another). It occurred to me that maybe I just…
Postcards from the Cake Frontier
As longtime readers of this blog know, I have a sort of fascination with the excesses of cake decorating (I'm not immune to decorating excesses myself, but my weakness lies on the cookie front). Anyway, every once in a…
Valentine's Day: In or Out?
What's a food lover to do on Valentine's Day - especially when it falls on a Friday? On the one hand, you know it would be nice to go out to dinner, particularly if you're a couple and date night doesn't come around as…
How long will it take?
This post appeared at my blog this week. I'm sure Eat Your Books members have a wealth of recipe-testing shortcuts and tools too - feel free to borrow my tips and share your own! --Susie. Like anyone who regularly uses…
Second chance cookbooks
There are some cookbooks that become your favorites right away. They seem to spring into your hands shouting " Use me!", and within a couple of months they get so beat up it looks like they've been in the family for…
Fantasy cookbooks
As the polar vortex shuts everybody in with their seed catalogues and board games, I thought I'd play a little imaginary game of my own. It's my job to test and rate already-published cookbooks. What if I started on the…